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RMC 2025 Webinar Series: The Publishing Path

Mar 20, 2025 - May 22, 2025

Online event

RMC 2025 Webinar Series: The Publishing Path

Ready to take your creative career to the next level? Join us for the RMC Webinar Series: The Publishing Path!

Whether you're sketching your first storyboard, polishing your manuscript, or already have published works under your belt, this series is designed to meet you where you are. From aspiring illustrators to established authors, we've crafted sessions that will help illuminate your unique path in the publishing world.

SCBWI members enjoy special pricing:

  • Full series (4 webinars): $80 for members, $100 for non-members
  • Individual webinars: $25 for members, $30 for non-members

Register now to secure your spot in this valuable professional development series!

Webinars will be recorded and available to registrants for 30 days after the date of the webinar.

Session 1: Thursday, March 20, 2025 (7:00-8:15 pm MST)

Between Us: An Intimate Q&A with Caldecott Honorees Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal

Speakers: Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal

When: Thursday, March 20, 2025 (7:00-8:15 pm MST)

Summary: Join Bianca Schulze in a curated conversation with two extraordinary talents in children's literature—where you get to ask the questions you've been burning to have answered! Caldecott honorees Molly Idle (Flora and the Flamingo, Witch Hazel) and Juana Martinez-Neal (Alma and How She Got Her Name, Fry Bread) will share their creative journeys and processes. This thoughtfully structured session will explore the bookmakers' personal and artistic paths, and will answer the questions you have that will help you design unique paths for your career, and yourself! Submit your questions in advance via Google form and be part of this intimate conversation with two of the industry's most celebrated author-illustrators.

To register for Session 1 individually, rather than the entire series of four webinars, click here.

Session 2: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (7:00-8:00 pm MST)

Brave Beginnings with Jo Knowles

Speaker: Jo Knowles

When: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (7:00-8:00 pm MST)

Summary: This workshop will explore the power of strong beginnings, whether in picture book, novel, memoir, or graphic novel format. How do authors hook the reader on the very first page? What kind of risks must they take in order to achieve a quick connection? We'll look at published texts with powerful, brave beginnings to study what makes them work. We'll also create new first pages to put what we've learned to the test! Get ready to be brave—and have fun!

To register for Session 2 individually, rather than the entire series of four webinars, click here.

Session 3: Thursday, May 1, 2025 (7:00-8:00 pm MST)

Writing the Story Only you can Write With Rajani LaRocca

Speaker: Rajani LaRocca

When: Thursday, May 1, 2025 (7:00-8:00 pm MST)

Summary: The key to writing a successful book is to make it unique—to tell a story in a way that only you can. But how do you mine your own life and experiences for stories while still keeping them fresh? Newbery Honor and Walter Award-winning author Rajani LaRocca talks about her author journey and uses specific examples from her books to inspire people to dig deep and write their own stories.

To register for Session 3 individually, rather than the entire series of four webinars, click here.

Session 4: Thursday, May 22, 2025 (7:00-8:00 pm MST)

Brand Yourself: Simplifying Author Marketing With Karen A. Chase

Speaker: Karen A. Chase

When: Thursday, May 22, 2025 (7:00-8:00 pm MST)

Summary: Every author needs an author-centered (not book-centered) marketing plan, regardless of how you publish, how many books you have, or in which genre. That plan also defines the tools necessary to build engagement through each subsequent book. In this class, we'll help participants understand brand and marketing plans, including a defined network/audience, a platform-tools list, and marketing outlets. We'll also discuss how to manage writing time versus marketing time. It's all to help you be the boss of your author career.

To register for Session 4 individually, rather than the entire series of four webinars, click here.

To treat yourself to the series of four webinars, look for the "Register for Event" button at the top of this page.